It seems fitting that since everyone is buzzing about the royal wedding, that today’s book pick has an image of a bride on the cover. Too Rich for a Bride is book two in the Cripple Creek series, written by Christian author Mona Hodgson. Almost exactly a year ago, I posted a review of book … Read More
Author: Karen Barnett
Mount Hermon 2011
I’ve finally unpacked and sorted through my memories of the 2011 Mount Hermon Christian Writers Conference. In past years, I’ve tried to update my blog during the conference with updates, but things were just too hectic this year. That, and I couldn’t seem to get my computer to stay connected to the internet for more … Read More
What would you buy with a gift card–from God?
God loves to give gifts to His children, the Bible says so (Matthew 7:11; Luke 11:13). He is also able do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine (Ephesians 3:20). Well, I have a pretty big imagination. But, do you know what I usually end up asking God for? Not His gifts. I ask Him … Read More
Free Book Friday: DELIVERED WITH LOVE by Sherry Kyle
Every week, the freebie Kindle e-book offerings from Amazon get more exciting. This week I’m thrilled to see the debut novel from Christian author Sherry Kyle, Delivered With Love. Her non-fiction book for tweens, The Christian Girl’s Guide to Style, was a big hit in my house last year (See Book Pick from Nov. 19, … Read More
10 (or more) Great Blog Titles from Linkbait Generator
I recently saw a blog post from one of my favorite blogging-advice sites: Blogging Bistro. It was an older post (May 2010) about this great tool for bloggers called Linkbait Generator. It’s supposed to help you create catchy blog titles that will encourage people to come and read your posts. I had so much fun … Read More
Getting Ready for the Ball (and some Cinderella trivia, too!)
I am finishing my preparations for the Mount Hermon Christian Writers Conference and–like every year–I am getting fluttery with excitement. I’m polishing up two projects this time (you can read about them under my “books” tab) and I feel like I’m scrambling around helping two young ladies dress for the ball. The only problem with … Read More
Friday Book Pick: Mine Is the Night by Liz Curtis Higgs
Mine is the Night is a enchanting interpretation of the biblical story of Ruth set in Jacobite Scotland. Author Liz Curtis Higgs, perhaps best known for her series, Bad Girls of the Bible, has penned a beautiful historical novel that is impossible to put down. The newly widowed Elisabeth Kerr and her aging mother-in law … Read More
What’s Twenty Years?
Courtesy of e-vint.com I’m working on a new writing project (you can learn about it under my new “books” tab, above) that is set during 1926–the height of America’s “Noble Experiment,” better known as prohibition. Most of you know that for the past few years I’ve been buried up to my elbows with writing a … Read More
Free e-Books including LEOTA’S GARDEN by Francine Rivers
Publishers keep surprising me by offering great Christian fiction e-book novels for FREE on Amazon and other on-line booksellers. One of my absolute favorite books is available right now: Leota’s Garden, by Francine Rivers. If you have ever read Francine Rivers before, you know that she is one of the best Christian fiction writers in the business. … Read More
Good Advice: Make the Boss Look Great
Many years ago, someone gave me a piece of very good advice: “The trick to success in the working-world is not to make yourself look good–it is to make your boss look great.” When you make the boss look great you become an invaluable asset to him/her. I’m not talking about flattering the boss and … Read More